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An item from Smithsonian Magazine describing the often unrecognized role of indigenous peoples in the creation of American Indian art and symbols under various governments sponsored public art programs during the Great Depression. The article references Eduard Buk Ulreich’s work on the U.S. Pavillon at the Paris International Exposition in 1937.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-institution-office-fellowships-and-int/2020/10/09/reversing-erasure-native-contributions-muralism/